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2010 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este
LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Day: 1
Adios, Akkari
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The flop rolled out
, and the big blind checked. Akkari continued out with a small bet of 4,500. His opponent asked for a count on the remainder (about 17,000) before moving all in. Akkari shrugged, nodded slowly, and made the call to put himself at risk.Showdown
Akkari:
Big Blind:
There wasn't much of a reaction from the Team PokerStars Pro; he seemed to know that there was a good chance his overpair was no good. The turn
and river 
failed to provide him any help, and he's been knocked off here in the fifth level of Day 1.The hopes of Team PokerStars Brazil now lie with "Maridu" and her stack of 32,000.
Lucky (or Unlucky) Chop
, Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick and an unknown player got it all in, Chidwick having the slightly covering stack.When the cards were turned up, Chidwick's
was in trouble but drawing live against his opponent's pocket aces. The river was a bit anti-clamactic. The 
dropped off the deck to give both players the matching jack-high straight. Everyone gets their money back, keeping Chidwick planted on about 24,000 chips.
Notables Falling Fast
Still, it's not always such easy going for the top-tier players. Just in summary, take a look at the notables who've already been sent packing in the first five levels:
Gualter Salles
Jose Brenes
Juan Jose Perez
Alexandre Gomes
Pieter de Korver
Andre Akkari
Neil Channing
That's about a third of the players we recognize by sight, and they've already made their way out the door. Perhaps it's that pristine beach just down the road that's partially to blame for all of the early exits.
Channing Chomped
The flop came down
and it was checked to Channing. He bet 1,300 and was raised to 3,000 by the small blind. The other players folded and Channing stuck his remaining 7,000 into the middle. The player in the small blind called with 
and had Channing's 
crushed.The
turn left some hope for Channing, but the river was not what he needed, out in the middle of level five.
Diego Draws a Card
, and Diego tabled 
. He was behind but drawing quite live against his opponent's 
.The
landed on the turn, improving Diego to the broadway straight and causing his opponent to slam the table with his open palm. He still had outs to the winning full house, but the on the river was not one of them.That's another player out, and Diego vaults his way up close to 35,000.
Prize Pool Announced
48 places are paid. You can find the full breakdown of the payouts in the tab to the right.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Top Dogs
Carlos Mironhick - 96,000
Damian Salas - 92,000
Ernesto Panno - 90,000
Robin Chenne - 81,000
Jimmy Castaño - 77,000
Nicasio Toranto - 64,000
Chidwick Doubles
, Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick got all in for 18,450 with against his opponent's 
.The turn and river were safe for Chidwick, now sitting at around 40,000.